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The Charlotte Jewish News - October 2011 - Page 7 Israel, Part XIV, It’s a Small (Jewish) World By Amy Krakovitz As evening approaches and Shabbat winds down, we head out of the hotel for nearby Liberty Bell Park and our Havdalah serv ice. At the same time, we must say goodbye to the Label family who have been in Israel a few days longer than we have (they visited the north before meeting us in Jerusalem). Over these last five days, we have all become so close that their leaving is taking a great emotional toll on all of us. Rabbi Judy leads our service and together we sing the brachot in the melodies written by Debbie Friedman. Passersby on the street can see us, and we realize we are being observed by three young people. Another look and we rec ognize one of them. It is Mike Harvey, who taught in Charlotte at Hebrew High the year before. He is in Jerusalem to start his first year at Hebrew Union College, studying to become a rabbi. He and his friends, also first year stu dents at HUC, join us to complete our Havdalah service. We’ve come all the way to Jerusalem to run into someone from Charlotte. After our Havdalah, we return to the hotel where the Labels are loading up a taxi for their trip to the airport and back home. We say goodbye to David and Stacy, their children, Lindsay, Lauren, and Jake, and David’s par ents, Joyce and Stan. Dinner is on Ben Zack Gilbert, two local boys from Barta 'a. Josh Rappaport, Yehuda St., a bustling Gilbert. Rachel Rappaport. DJ Wilson (in back), section of town with Sydney Frankenherg, and Kate Frankenerg on a rooftop in shops and restaurants. 1 West Barta a overlooking^EastBarta’a. am looking forward to Haviva Institute where we meet with Lydia Aisenberg, a native of Wales who came to Israel in 1965. She is on the staff of Givat Haviva as an educator and is also a journalist. Givat Haviva’s Center for Peace promotes bi-lateral programs with neighboring Palestinians. Its official mission is “to build an inclusive, socially cohesive society in Israel by tiously try out my Hebrew which has been slightly improving throughout the week and order my dinner, drink, and condi ments in the language of the land. Surprise! The servers understand me and I get exactly what I wanted. After dinner, Joel Blady and I visit several different shops looking for things to bring home. I find T-shirts and bumper stickers for my family; a kipah for my sister; and posters for my- class room. Joel gets some post cards and other souvenirs and we are both happy. Good night, good night, *Babbi Judy Schindler leads Havdalah in Liberty we need to be up early again Park, Jerusalem. for our trip to the north. Givat Haviva I pack my one (gigantic) suit case and bring it to the bus for our trip to the Galilee. We are loaded and ready to go. Before we arrive at our hotel, though, we have a few stops to make on the way. First we stop at the Givat natural ditch or depression that runs through the middle of the vil lage. Rather than concerning themselves with the fact that they might be tearing a town asunder, the group drew the 1949 Armistice Line right down the ditch. Families were separated; Barta’a was tom apart. And Ralph Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. Some local children join us on the rooftop, a place they come to play. They all know Lydia and she knows them well. From the rooftop we can see a vast difference in the west and east sides of the village. Where we stand. on the west side of the line, there are new homes, shops, recently repaved streets, and a beautiful town center. The east side is less commercial and there is more lit ter and trash in the streets. Still, Lydia is hopeful. The security fence that the Israeli gov ernment has created does not run down the green line, further sepa rating the town and the families that live there. The fence has been erected east of the town, keeping the people of Barta’a closer together. Next: Sachneh Pools, Kinneret cemetery, and a drive through Tiberias getting some souvenirs for my family and eating some falafel. We decide to eat first so that we don’t have to carry and watch out for shopping bags while we are enjoy ing dinner. We stop at a falafel stand that also serves gyros and other wrapped sandwiches. I cau- engaging divided communities in collective action towards the advancement of a sustainable, thriving Israeli democracy based on mutual responsibility, civic equality and a shared vision of the future.” It’s a mouthful but seems to have had a small but measurable effect on the nearby Arab villages. Since we are so near the green line, Lydia offers to take us to Barta’a, a village that straddles the green line. West Barta’a is on the Israeli side; East Barta’s on the Palestinian side. How could this happen? 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